by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, is the crown of the liturgical year and this Holy Year of Mercy. The Gospel in fact presents the kingship of Jesus as the culmination of his saving work, and it does so in a surprising way. ‘The Christ of God, the Chosen One, the King’ (Lk 23:35,37) appears
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“When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, ‘I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered
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Catholic Mass for the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Monday, Nov. 22, 2016, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston.
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#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Solemnity of #Christ the King, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Your browser does not support iframes.
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“… The Solemnity of Christ the King was established by Pius XI in 1925 and, later, after the Second Vatican Council, it was placed at the close of the liturgical year. The Gospel according to St Luke presents, as in a great painting, the kingship of Jesus at the moment of his Crucifixion. The leaders of the people and the
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#Catholic #Mass for the Solemnity of #Christ the King, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, from “Heart of the Nation” in Wisconsin.
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“… the good thief claims the victory through his choice for #Jesus #Christ. Will you have the victory? That depends on whether you choose the prince of this world or the King of the Universe, Jesus. Some think that they can tread some middle path, choosing neither Jesus nor Satan. But if you do that, you’ve actually chosen the prince
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“… Then he said, ‘#Jesus, remember me when you come into Your Kingdom.’ He replied to him, ‘Amen, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.’”
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On the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, the final Sunday of Ordinary Time and of the entire Liturgical Year marks the Solemnity of Christ the King. Advent and the new Liturgical Year start a week later. The USCCB provides inspirational background on the Solemnity of Christ the King, excerpts of which follow: “Each year at the conclusion of the liturgical year, we
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“… Being aware of so many sins, what is the point of knowing the Savior will one day come if he has not come into my soul, if he is not recalled to my mind, if Christ does not live in me, if Christ does not speak in me? So it is to me Christ must come and it is
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